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A Brief History of Life: How Did Everything Begin? PPTA Brief History of Life: How Did Everything Begin? PPT
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A Brief History of Life: How Did Everything Begin?

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Addressing the idea of intelligent design, as well as a number of creation myths, this presentation gives a measured and scientific perspective to the beginning of the world.  It includes a graphic on the Big Bang Theory, evolution, and the emergence of Homo Sapiens. The slides would function well in a science or social studies lecture.

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evolution, the theory of evolution, charles darwin, fossils, the big bang theory, intelligent design, creationism, creation myths, myths

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big bang theory, creation myths, darwin, evolution, fossils, intelligent design, origin of species, science
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Grade
7th - 11th
Subjects
Science
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Presentations
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